Dave Davies

Right. But then the athlete thinks he's having a conversation when he's in fact giving you on-the-record comment. Is that an issue?

Right. But then the athlete thinks he's having a conversation when he's in fact giving you on-the-record comment. Is that an issue?

Right. But then the athlete thinks he's having a conversation when he's in fact giving you on-the-record comment. Is that an issue?

Now, the other issue you have is you establish friendly relationships with athletes, and then you have to sometimes be tough on them. How do you handle that?

Now, the other issue you have is you establish friendly relationships with athletes, and then you have to sometimes be tough on them. How do you handle that?

Now, the other issue you have is you establish friendly relationships with athletes, and then you have to sometimes be tough on them. How do you handle that?

You've written a lot about golf, some great stuff. And I have to ask you about Tiger Woods, who was just such an incredible talent when he arrived. I mean, he dominated his sport in a way that is rare in athletics. What was he like when you first got to know him on the tour?

You've written a lot about golf, some great stuff. And I have to ask you about Tiger Woods, who was just such an incredible talent when he arrived. I mean, he dominated his sport in a way that is rare in athletics. What was he like when you first got to know him on the tour?

You've written a lot about golf, some great stuff. And I have to ask you about Tiger Woods, who was just such an incredible talent when he arrived. I mean, he dominated his sport in a way that is rare in athletics. What was he like when you first got to know him on the tour?

And one of the things you'd written about his father was that his father was the kind of manipulative sports dad.

And one of the things you'd written about his father was that his father was the kind of manipulative sports dad.

And one of the things you'd written about his father was that his father was the kind of manipulative sports dad.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You have some great stories in here about tennis. And one of them I liked was when you followed John McEnroe into the locker room at the U.S. Open because he wasn't talking to anybody. And this was an example of you just getting access that other people couldn't get and it paying off. Tell us what happened.

You have some great stories in here about tennis. And one of them I liked was when you followed John McEnroe into the locker room at the U.S. Open because he wasn't talking to anybody. And this was an example of you just getting access that other people couldn't get and it paying off. Tell us what happened.

You have some great stories in here about tennis. And one of them I liked was when you followed John McEnroe into the locker room at the U.S. Open because he wasn't talking to anybody. And this was an example of you just getting access that other people couldn't get and it paying off. Tell us what happened.

One more thing. I've noticed in my career writing mostly about things other than sports that when I occasionally have done a story at a newspaper that dealt with sports, like I did a piece once about Philadelphia Eagles tickets and whether they were distributed fairly. And I got many, many times the email that I did when I did something about the mayor.

One more thing. I've noticed in my career writing mostly about things other than sports that when I occasionally have done a story at a newspaper that dealt with sports, like I did a piece once about Philadelphia Eagles tickets and whether they were distributed fairly. And I got many, many times the email that I did when I did something about the mayor.